Sep 15, 2020

🤖 Nvidia $40B Acquisition / Uber AI Scientist joins Google Brain / 3 Reasons AI Platforms Fail

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Artificial Intelligence Weekly

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This week: Nvidia $40B Acquisition, Uber AI Chief Scientist Joins Google Brain / 3 Reasons Ai-Powered Platforms Fail / Major Funding Updates to AI-Startups and more!

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Council Post: Three Reasons AI-Powered Platforms Fail

“Move fast and break things” isn’t an appropriate motto for AI-powered startups.

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AI ethics groups are repeating one of society’s classic mistakes

International organizations and corporations are racing to develop global guidelines for the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Declarations, manifestos, and recommendations are flooding the internet. But these efforts will be futile if they fail to account for the cultural and regional contexts in which AI operates. AI systems have repeatedly been shown to cause problems…

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Microsoft AI tool enables 'extremely large' models with a trillion parameters

Microsoft AI tool enables ‘extremely large’ models with a trillion parameters

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Nvidia confirms it’s buying Arm for $40B to expand its AI efforts

Graphics hardware and AI giant Nvidia has confirmed its long-rumored acquisition of UK-based chip design firm Arm from SoftBank in a $40 billion transaction slated to be completed over the next 18 months.

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Ex-Uber AI Chief Scientist Zoubin Ghahramani Joins Google Brain Leadership Team

Former Uber Chief Scientist and VP for AI Zoubin Ghahramani has joined Google Research as part of the Google Brain team leadership.

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Artificial intelligence expert moves to Montreal because it's AI hub

Irina Rish, an expert in artificial intelligence, has been appointed to the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence.

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Funding Updates

FleetOps Soars to New Heights to Raise $6M & Offer its Innovative AI Solution Globally

BCF Ventures is delighted to announce its beloved portfolio company FleetOps has secured $6M from a round co-led by Inspired Capital and Resolute Ventures along with Hike Ventures, Basecamp Fund…

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Orchard raises $69 million to develop machine learning for buying and selling homes

Orchard raised $69 million to continue the development of its machine learning technology that aims to make buying a home less complicated.

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Ubicquia Raises $30M Series C To Scale Connected Streetlight Tools

The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company’s smart city platforms plug into existing streetlights to provide critical services, including light control, video artificial intelligence, and public WiFi. Ubicquia’s tools are now in more than 100 cities, as well as Mexico, Colombia and Chile.

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Replicant Raises $27 Million To Propel Its Voice AI For Customer Service Phone Calls

Replicant wants to take talking bots like Siri and Alexa to the next level: the highly conversational field of customer service.

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